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Ajoy Mehta

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Ajoy Mehta
Chief Secretary
Government of Maharashtra
In office
10 May 2019  20 July 2020
GovernorBhagat Singh Koshyari
Chief MinisterUddhav Thackeray
Preceded byBhushan Gagrani
Succeeded bySanjay Kumar (IAS)
Principal Advisor to Chief Minister Maharashtra(Maharashtra)|Principal Advisor of Chief Minister
In office
20 July 2020  11 February 2021
Preceded byPost Created
Succeeded bySitaram Kunte
Municipal Commissioner of Mumbai
In office
May 2015  13 May 2019
Preceded bySitaram Kunte
Succeeded byPraveen Pardeshi
Principal Secretary, Dept. of Environment, Govt. of Maharashtra.
Personal details
Born (1959-09-21) 21 September 1959 (age 66)
Alma materIIT BHU
OccupationIAS officer

Ajoy Mehta (born 21 September 1959) is a 1984 batch retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer and former Chief Secretary of Maharashtra and Municipal Commissioner of Mumbai.[1][2] He succeeded Sitaram Kunte as the Municipal Commissioner of Mumbai.[3][4][5][6] He served as the Chief Secretary of Maharashtra from 10 May 2019 till 11 February 2021.[7] Thereafter, he served as Chairman of the Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority from 12 February 2021 till 20 September 2024.[8]

Development

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After taking over as Municipal Commissioner Ajoy Mehta has started work on affordable housing in the draft development plan.[9][10] He has also tackled the sanitation issue in Mumbai.[11]

Civil service

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Ajoy Mehta is a 1984 Cadre from the Maharashtra Batch of the IAS. He joined IAS after completing his engineering from IIT BHU.

References

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  1. "IAS Officer Ajoy Mehta Takes Over as Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Commissioner". ndtv.com. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  2. "BMC chief Ajoy Mehta discusses what it takes to make Mumbai run". mid-day.com. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  3. "Sitaram Kunte out, Ajoy Mehta is new BMC chief". indianexpress.com. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  4. "Ajoy Mehta replaces Sitaram Kunte as new BMC Commissioner". dnaindia.com. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  5. "Review RG/PG policy: CM Devendra Fadnavis tells civic chief Ajoy Mehta". mid-day.com. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  6. "Municipal Commissioner". mcgm.gov.in. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  7. Ghadyalpatil, Abhiram (10 May 2019). "Ajoy Mehta is the new chief secretary of Maharashtra". mint. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  8. "Ajoy Mehta appointed Maha RERA chief". IndianMandarins. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  9. "Affordable housing in DP an uphill task: BMC chief Ajoy Mehta". indianexpress.com. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  10. "Clear DP roadmap by Tuesday: Ajoy Mehta". indianexpress.com. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  11. "BMC chief assures more toilets for women in Mumbai". mid-day.com. Retrieved 21 April 2016.